Pearl River The Economist is a conservative magazine masking as liberal, which underlines how confusing the liberal designation in politics is these days. Nonetheless, an editorial of sorts entitled “Start Writing Checks” under a cutline saying “charity” surprised me. They were coming down foursquare in favor of philanthropists, largely the megarich, their foundations and giving …
Category: Philanthropy
Foundation Follies and the Rock Road of Tax Dodges
New Orleans Given the media’s obsession with the rich and all of the folks lined up to take their money, it’s hard to avoid reading about their schemes and situations, even if you want to do so. Foundations have long claimed to be many things other than a simple tax dodge, but some …
Charity Dropping! Generosity Rising?
August 3, 2021 New Orleans, There’s a fair amount of head-scratching about the way Americans are turning away from charitable organizations. Since our founding, we’ve been touted from de Tocqueville on for our belief in such organizations, but surveys indicate that those days are fading. The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana …